Man hacks wife and daughter to death in Assam's Barpeta

The couple had strained ties for the past several years. They had separate cooking arrangements in the same house where the couple, including their daughter, were staying, said a neighbor. Police are probing the case from all angles.

Barpeta (Assam): In a horrific incident, a woman and her daughter were hacked to death in the Barpeta district of Assam on Friday. The accused Rishabh Das killed his wife Binita Das and daughter Hiya Das with a sharp weapon. The accused was arrested by the Barpeta police. Sources said that Rishabh Das runs a stationery shop in the Gandhinagar locality of Barpeta district. On Friday evening at around 4.30 pm, people rushed to Rishabh's house after hearing screams. The neighbors were shocked to see the bodies of Binita Das and her daughter Hiya Das lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

The crime scene was horrendous. Both bodies were soaked in blood and the mother-and-daughter duo was together grasping each other tightly at the time of their deaths. During the macabre incident, Hiya's friend and her mother were present inside the house. First of all, the accused attacked his wife with a sharp weapon called "Dao". Daughter Hiya came forward to save her mother. She was also attacked by the accused. The assailant hit his wife and daughter with the "Dao" multiple times. The duo died on the spot.

The accused Rishabh also attempted to attack Hiya's friend and her mother. Fortunately, they managed to hide themselves in a room of the house. Later, Hiya's friend and her mother informed the police about the horrific incident.

On receiving the information, the Barpeta police rushed to the spot and arrested the accused Rishabh Das. Barpeta SP Amitabh Sinha also rushed to the crime scene and launched an investigation. The police said that prima facie appears that the gruesome killings took place as the couple were not on talking terms. Both had strained relationships. The police launched a probe to find out the truth.

A neighbour told reporters that the relationship between Rishabh and his wife was not good for the past several years. Though, they were living in the same house. But, they had separate cooking arrangements. Binita was working in a departmental store at Gandhinagar in Barpeta. It was also learnt that eight years ago the accused Rishabh attacked his sister with a sharp weapon and cut several of her fingers.